Basic Information About Nicolas Winding Refn
Category | Celebrities βΊ Directors |
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Professions | Film Director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television Producer, Actor |
Net worth | $10,000,000 |
Date of birth | 1970-09-29 (54 years old) |
Place of birth | Copenhagen |
Nationality | Denmark |
Curiosities and Trademarks | Often casts Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Mads Mikkelsen, Levino Jensen, Gordon Brown and Liv Corfixen Usually sets his films in Copenhagen, Denmark Frequently uses handheld cameras The color red is frequently shown throughout all of his films Shoots all his films in chronological order and without rehearsal Effective use of rock, electronic, and pop music in films Often works with Ryan Gosling (Drive (2011) and Only God Forgives (2013)) Often works with Cliff Martinez for music (Drive (2011), Only God Forgives (2013) and The Neon Demon (2016)) Unsettling scenes of extreme violence Often has a lingering shot of a character observing their reflection. Often features a character examining their image in a mirror Often has scenes play out with no music and with an emphasis on the silence Characters whose stoic appearances contrast their explosive tempers and frightening capacity for violence His films often have long stretches with little or no dialogue |
Spouse | Liv Corfixen - (2007 - present)Β (2 children) |
Gender | Male |
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What Movie Awards did Nicolas Winding Refn win?
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Nicolas Winding Refn awards
Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
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AACTA International Award - Best Direction | Nominee | Drive | 2012 |
Amanda - Best Foreign Feature Film (Γ rets utenlandske spillefilm) | Winner | Drive | 2012 |
AFCA Award - Best Director | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
ACCA - Best Director | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
Bodil - Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film) | Nominee | Drive | 2012 |
Best Director - | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
COFCA Award - Breakthrough Film Artist | Winner | Drive | 2012 |
CΓ©sar - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film Γ©tranger) | Nominee | Drive | 2012 |
Robert - Best American Film (Γ rets amerikanske film) | Winner | Drive | 2012 |
David - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Nominee | Drive | 2012 |
DFCS Award - Best Director | Nominee | Drive | 2011 |
Film and Literature Award - | Nominee | Drive | 2011 |
Fotogramas de Plata - Best Foreign Film (Mejor PelΓcula Extranjera) | Winner | Drive | 2012 |
Golden Ciak - Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero) | Nominee | Drive | 2012 |
HFCS Award - Best Director | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
IGN Award - Best Movie Director | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
Silver Ribbon - Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) | Winner | Drive | 2012 |
IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film) | Winner | Drive | 2012 |
Sierra Award - Best Director | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
Variety Piazza Grande Award - | Nominee | Drive | 2011 |
Ole - Best Foreign Film (Bedste udenlandske film) | Nominee | Drive | 2012 |
Premio Guarani - Best Foreign Film | Winner | Drive | 2013 |
SDFCS Award - Best Director | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
Rosa de Sant Jordi Audience Award - Best Foreign Film (Mejor PelΓcula Extranjera) | Winner | Drive | 2012 |
Best Festival Feature - | Winner | Drive | 2011 |
TFCA Award - Best Director | Nominee | Drive | 2011 |
EDA Special Mention Award - Hall of Shame | Nominee | The Neon Demon | 2017 |
Bodil - Best Film (Bedste danske film) | Nominee | The Neon Demon | 2017 |
Top 10 Film Award - Best Film | Nominee | The Neon Demon | 2016 |
Jury Prize - Best Film | Nominee | The Neon Demon | 2016 |
JosΓ© Luis Guarner Critic's Award - Best Film | Winner | The Neon Demon | 2016 |
International Fantasy Film Award - Special Mention - | Winner | Valhalla Rising | 2010 |
Titra Film Award - | Winner | Valhalla Rising | 2010 |
Grand Jury Prize - World Cinema - Dramatic | Nominee | Bronson | 2009 |
Sydney Film Prize - Best Film | Winner | Bronson | 2009 |
Palme d'Or - | Nominee | Only God Forgives | 2013 |
ARRI/OSRAM Award - Best International Film | Nominee | Only God Forgives | 2013 |
Sydney Film Prize - Best Film | Winner | Only God Forgives | 2013 |
Nordic Council's Film Prize - | Nominee | Pusher II | 2005 |
Bodil - Best Film (Bedste danske film) | Nominee | Bleeder | 2000 |
Grand Prix Asturias - Best Feature | Nominee | Bleeder | 1999 |
FIPRESCI Prize - New Currents | Winner | Bleeder | 2000 |
Nicolas Winding Refn roles
Movie / Series | Role |
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Drive | Director |
The Neon Demon | Director |
The Neon Demon | Writer |
The Neon Demon | Writer |
Valhalla Rising | Director |
Valhalla Rising | Writer |
Bronson | Director |
Bronson | Writer |
Only God Forgives | Director |
Only God Forgives | Writer |
Pusher | Director |
Pusher | Writer |
Pusher | Brian (as Jang Go Star) |
Pusher II | Director |
Pusher II | Writer |
Pusher III | Director |
Pusher III | Writer |
Bleeder | Director |
Bleeder | Writer |
Agatha Christie's Marple | Director |
Made in Hollywood | Self 1 episode, 2016 |
Nicolas Winding Refn's Quotes
- Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.
- The auteur theory is such a strange theory, because you're dealing with human beings. You only make good stuff if your collaborators are a part of your process and a part of your ideas, and there's no point in fighting them or them fighting you. Even Ingmar Bergman had a lot of discussions with his actors about pros and cons. An auteur doesn't have to write every single word, because the writer's there to help the director do what the director wants to do, and that was certainly my case.
- [on Ryan Gosling] The thing with Ryan, you can look at him for hours. Very few actors have that. It's a gift.
- Well, art is an act of violence. It is about penetration, about speaking to our subconscious and our moods at different levels.
- [on casting Kristin Scott Thomas in Only God Forgives (2013)] I was initially looking for an unknown in the role and then I heard she was interested through the grapevine. So I went to Paris to meet her and very quickly realized she had no problem in turning on the bitch switch. But she said, 'In order for me to do this, I need to transform'. And I said, ''You're preaching to the choir, baby'.
Interesting Facts about Nicolas Winding Refn
- Danish Film School drop-out.
- Son of Anders Refn.
- Owned a film company called Jang Go Star, which went bankrupt.
- Half-brother of Kasper Winding. Ex brother-in-law of Brigitte Nielsen.
- Favorite movies are Valley of the Dolls (1967), Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Carrie (1976), Suspiria (1977), The Shining (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Casino (1995), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
- He once stated that his greatest source of inspiration is Martin Scorsese and his films. As a salute to him, he used the main theme from Scorsese's Casino (1995) in the opening sequence of Bleeder (1999).
- Of his Pusher trilogy, he prefers the third movie, because it's the most experimental and risky one.
- Lars von Trier offered him a chance to direct Dear Wendy (2005), but he turned it down. According to Refn, it was largely because he felt von Trier was condescending to him and ignored his request of help in negotiating a deal so Refn could buy back the rights to the original "Pusher". Refn says he had told von Trier how important it was to him and was hurt when von Trier seemed to ignore his plea.
- In 2003, a biography, written by famed journalist Henrik List, was published about Nicolas, spanning his earlier years from Pusher (1996) to Fear X (2003).
- He and his wife Liv Corfixen are the subjects of a theatrical documentary called Gambler (2006). The documentary follows the couple from their financial struggle after the failure of Fear X (2003) to the successful completion of the "Pusher" trilogy.
- Due to the commercial failure of Fear X (2003), he was forced to expand his successful debut feature Pusher (1996) into a trilogy. The sequels became huge successes and saved him financially.
- Avid toy collector. In particular Japanese robots, Dr. Who Daleks, and replica Thunderbird vehicles.
- In 2008, he started a new production company called JGS (Jang Go Star) with longtime friends and business associates 'Lene Borglum' and Thor Sighvatsson.
- In his native Denmark, Nicolas is known as l'Enfant Sauvage (the Wild Child).
- Despite directing Drive (2011), he doesn't have a drivers' license. He failed his driving test 8 times.
- Is a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki whom he considers one of the great masters and frequently watches his films together with his daughters.
- He's a fan of Breaking Bad (2008).
- Is a huge fan of John Carpenter's Escape from New York (1981).
- Is a fan of the comic book series "The Incal" written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and illustrated by Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.
- Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.
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